halting
adjective/ˈhɔːltɪŋ/, /ˈhɒltɪŋ/
/ˈhɔːltɪŋ/
[usually before noun]- (especially of speech or movement) stopping and starting often, especially because you are not certain or are not very confident synonym hesitant
- We carried on a halting conversation.
- a toddler’s first few halting steps
- Europe’s halting progress towards greater unity
- In halting French, I explained my plan.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHalting is used with these nouns:- conversation
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